Olivia's Mission

Chapter 9:Sick

(Olivia's POV)
I wake up, the light shining into my room. I sit up, rubbing my eyes. I sigh, the space next to me cold. I missed James nice,warm body. I always used to lay on his chest, his body heat feeling like a hug. It made me feel comfortable, like I was protected. I then get this sick feeling to my stomach, like I'm about to puke my guts out. I then rush to the bathroom, puking my guts out. I take a couple breaths, steadying myself, "Not this again", I say. I then throw up again, trying to catch my breath, "How am I sick?", I ask myself confused. I then stand up, holding onto the towel rack. I then hear Sophia cry loudly, "I'm coming baby", I say as I walk slowly, trying not to throw up again. I finally get to Sophia's room to see her in her crib, crying loudly, "I'm here", I say as I pick her up, rocking her. Sophia still cries, laying her head on my chest, "Your probably hungry", I say. I then take her downstairs with me, still feeling sick. I put Sophia in her highchair, "I'm coming with food, hold on", I say, still feeling sick. Sophia calms down, sucking on her fingers, looking at me with big eyes. I get the baby food, putting it in a bowl and putting it on the counter, "You were hungry", I say as I bend down, getting a spoonful of baby food. I then do the airplane, "Here comes the airplane, open wide", I say in a baby voice. Sophia laughs but moves her head away from the food. I sigh, "You need to eat", I say, feeling sick to my stomach again. Sophia sticks her tongue out, laughing, "Come on baby, please eat", I say. I then realize, this happened with Caleb  when he was younger, the day I found out I was pregnant with my second kid.I think back to that memory, feeling like it was just yesterday.

"Caleb, please eat your food", I say to Caleb as I hold the spoonful of food up to his mouth. Caleb moves away from the food, shaking his head, "No", he says sternly. I sigh, feeling sick, "Please, for Mommy", I say, begging him. Caleb sticks his tongue out, "No", he says, laughing. I sit on the ground, my stomach feeling like crap, "Why did you have to leave at the worst time James?", I ask myself quietly. I then feel like I'm gonna throw up. I rush to the bathroom downstairs, puking my guts out, "Ugh", I say. I then realize, James isn't coming home until 6. I sigh, laying my hand on my stomach, "Why do I feel so sick?", I ask myself. I then think to myself "Could I be pregnant?", I ask myself. I shake that thought out of my head, "No, it's just the stomach flu probably", I say. I then run to the bathroom, puking again, "Just to make sure", I say. I get a pregnancy test out of the cabinet and take the test. I wait for the results, thinking about if I am having another kid, "What will happen?" Can I even take care of another kid?", I ask myself all these questions that I didn't hear the beep, meaning the results were in, "Oh", I say. I pick up the test, not looking at it,  "Please don't let me be pregnant", I say to myself. I turn the test around, looking at the results. Positive. My heart beats fast, my whole body in shock, "This can't be", I say. I shake my head, freaking out, "What am I gonna tell James? We weren't planning on another child", I say to myself, freaked out. I then head back to see Caleb, putting his hands into the baby food I left on his plate, "Caleb no", I say as I rush to Caleb, taking his chubby baby hands out of the food. Caleb laughs, "God Caleb, why do you have to be difficult?", I ask myself. I then sit on the ground, laying both my hands on my stomach, "Great, 9 months of torture ", I say, feeling the worst I have ever felt.

I try to feed Sophia again but, she sticks her tongue out at me again, "Fine, be difficult for me ", I say annoyed as I throw the baby food away. Sophia claps her hands, laughing. I then feel my stomach flip flop again, "Not again", I say as I rush to the bathroom again, puking. I miss the days were James used to pull my dirty blond hair back, rubbing my back, telling me it will be okay. I sigh, catching my breath. I miss James, he made me happy. If he was here, he would tell me it would be okay, rubbing my back, pulling my messy hair back. I then get up, heading back out to Sophia, "Let's go give you a bottle then", I say as I take her out of her highchair. I support her with one hand while I get her bottle, pouring milk into it, "Ba", she says, her tongue sticking out. I smile sickly and warm her milk into the microwave, "Yeah, it's almost done", I say. I then hear the beep of the microwave. I take the bottle out and shake it, "Want some milk?", I ask her in a baby voice. Sophia takes the bottle with her chubby baby hands, pulling it toward her. I put it towards her, letting her suck on it, "There you go", I say. Sophia sucks on her bottle, keeping it in her tiny little hands. I keep feeding her, hearing the front door open, "Hey Liv, you here?", I head the faint voice of Hudson. I walk out towards the front door, keeping Sophis in my arms, "I'm here", I say softly, to sick to say it loudly. I turn around to see Hudson behind me, "There you are", he says. I nod as I keep feeding Sophia, "Hey, haven't seen you in awhile", I say. Hudson shrugs his shoulders, "The last time you saw me was when you were going to an interview ", he says softly. I nod, "Yeah", I say. Hudson tilts his head, looking at me, "What's wrong?", he asks me concerned. I look down to see Sophis asleep, the bottle still to her tiny mouth, "Just sick, I have been in and out of the bathroom about a million times", I say sickly. Hudson nods, "Did you just get sick today?", he asks me. I nod, "Yeah, I'm pretty sure", I say as I keep Sophia close to me. Hudson looks down at Sophia and smiles, "She's so beautiful, like her mother", he says happily. I smile wearly, "I guess", I say sickly. Hudson laughs a little, stroking Sophia's short dirty blond hair, "So, how is James? Is he at work right now?", he asks. I shake my head, "No, he's in the army right now", I say, a little bit of tears coming to my eyes. Hudson comes over to me and rubs my shoulder, "It's okay here, how about I come babysit Caleb and Sophia while you are gone?", he asks me. I sigh, rocking Sophia a little, "Mom is already coming over but, if you want to, you can help with Mom", I say. I then tell Hudson hold on a minute as I walk upstairs with Sophia in my arms. I head to her room, Sophia still sleeping in my arm. I get to her room and set her down in her crib. Sophia stretches out in her crib, yawning, "Goodnight Soph", I say as I head out of her room. I look to see Caleb getting out of bed, excitedly, "MOMMY, CAN WE HAVE PANCAKES?", he ask me excitedly. I shush him, "Come with me, your sister is asleep", I say as I hold out my hand. Caleb nods, taking my hand as we walk downstairs. I look to see Hudson look at a picture on the wall, "Do you know how to make pancakes?", I ask James, holding Caleb's hand. Hudson looks at me, smiling, " I don't know, depends what kind of pancakes your talking about", he says, smirking. I roll my eyes, picking up Caleb and putting him on my hip, "Regular pancake, I guess", I say as I put Caleb on a chair, rubbing my temples, "Since your sick, I'm gonna make you some soup", he says, walking in the kitchen. I nod, "You know where everything is", I say sickly, holding my stomach, trying not to throw up. Of course, that doesn't help and I rush to the bathroom again, puking my guts out, "What is wrong with me?", I ask myself. I wash my mouth out, heading back into the kitchen to see Hudson mixing mixing pancake mix in a bowl, "YAY PANCAKES", yells out Caleb. Hudson smiles, looking at me, holding my stomach, "You want some medicine for your stomach aches and throwing up? ", he asks me worriedly. I shake my head, "No, it'll go away", I say as I walk into the living room. I lay on the couch, looking up at the ceiling, "So, when is James supposed to be back from the army?", asks Hudson as he takes the pancakes out of the thing. I sigh, rubbing my eyes, "I don't know, that's the problem, he can come anytime, I just miss him so much, he helps me and you know, it's just lonely without him", I say sadly, playing with my thumbs. Hudson gives the pancakes to Caleb and walks into the living room, sitting next to me, "I know how hard this is for you but, you have me, mom, dad, and maybe Jame's parents, they still hate you?", he asks me. I nod, "Yep, they blame me for James going to the army", I say softly. Hudson rubs my shoulder, "It's okay, you don't take any crap from them, it's not your fault", he says softly. I nod, curling up in a ball, "I wish he was here", I say, a tear falling down my cheek. Hudson takes my hand, pulling me up from the couch, "Liv, you gonna see him soon, it's not like he is gonna be gone forever, it's okay", he says. I nod, breathing in and out, "So, when was the last time you talked to James?", he asks me. I shrug my shoulders, "The day he left on the plane", I say softly. Hudson keeps rubbing my shoulder, looking down at me, "Maybe you can face time him tonight, I'm sure he would appreciate that", he says happily. I shrug, "I don't know if he'll be available, I'll see", I say, getting up slowly from the couch. I walk slowly, getting my phone, "Hopefully he'll respond", says Hudson as he picks up Caleb from the chair, ruffling his scruffy brown hair. I nod, calling him on face time.

(Jame's POV)

"Dude, I think your phone is ringing", says my buddy. We just got done with training, we were cooling down in the boy's locker room, "Yeah, it is", I say. I look to see Olivia's face on the face time screen, smiling at me, "Who is it?", my buddy asks as he looks over my shoulder. I show him my phone, "My wife", I say happily. My buddy smiles, whistling, "She hot bro", he says, smirking. I slap him on the shoulder, "Stop!", I say. I take a deep breath and take the call. The phone goes to show my face, then I see Olivia's face, smiling at me, "Hey, you picked up", she says shyly. I laugh, smiling at her, "Yeah, why wouldn't I?", I ask as I dry all the sweat off me. Olivia smiles shyly, 'I thought you would be in training", she says. I smile, "No, I just got out about 10 minutes ago", I say. Olivia smiles, "How is it there?", she asks worriedly. I sigh, putting my phone propped up on my locker, "It's terrible but, I'm going through it like a champ", I say smiling. Olivia smiles, "Someone wants to say hi to you", she says smiling. I raise my eyebrows, "Let me guess, my parents?", I ask her, rolling my eyes. Olivia shakes her head, "Nope, come here", she says to someone. I the  look to see Caleb's face peep in the camera, next to Olivia, "Hi Daddy", he says excitedly. I smile, waving at him, "Hey buddy, I hope your being a good boy for mommy or else your gonna get a time out when I get home", I say smiling. Caleb laughs, sitting in Olivia's lap on the floor, "Uncle Hudson here", he says happily. I look to see Hudson wave at me in the background, "Hey James, don't worry, I'm taking care of your little honeybee, I promise, she was a little sick this morning so I gave her some soup", he says as he ruffles Olivia's dirty blond hair. Olivia smacks his hand back, "Hey!", she says, smirking at him. I laugh, "Are you feeling better now?", I ask. Olivia shrugs her shoulders, "I'm still throwing up, besides that, I feel tired and feel like crap right now", she says softly. My buddy waves in the background, "Hey Jame's wife", he says as he puts his shirt on. Olivia waves, smiling softly, "Hey", she says shyly. My buddy makes bunny ears with his fingers behind my head, "Your cute", he says as he walks away. Olivia raises her eyebrow, keeping Caleb in her lap on the floor, "Who is that?", she asks confused. I look behind me to see my buddy washing his face, "That's my buddy, Nate", I say. Olivia nods, "Well, you can talk to Caleb or Hudson, Sophia is crying upstairs", she says as she picks up the phone, getting up from the floor. I nod, "Okay, you'll be back though right?", I ask. Olivia nods, "Yeah, you'll get to see Sophia too", she says as she hands the phone to Caleb.

(Olivia's POV)

"Have Uncle hold the phone", I say to Caleb as I hand him the phone. Caleb nods, giving it to Hudson, "Here go", he says. Hudson takes the phone, looking into the camera, "Hey James", he says. I head upstairs, making it to Sophia's room. I walk into her room to see her squirming in her crib, crying, "I'm here", I say as I pick her up from her crib, laying her on my chest. Sophia settles down a bit, sucking on her thumb, "Let's go see Dadda", I say as I walk out of her room with her, her footie pajamas looking cute on her as always. I get downstairs to see Hudson laughing with James, "Here she is", I say as I put her on my hip, putting her in front where James can see her.

(Jame's POV)

I look to see Olivia, carrying Sophia, "Hi my little princess", I say softly. Sophia sucks on her thumb, drooling a little, "Awe, your baby is so cute", I hear my buddy say in the background. I look to see him over my shoulder, "Thanks", I say softly, looking back to the camera. Olivia smiles shyly, "Shes been pretty stubborn lately", she says as she kisses Sophia on the cheek. Sophia laughs, "Like you", I say, knowing how stubborn she is. Olivia shrugs her shoulders, "Yeah, pretty much", she says with a smile. I laugh, "Listen up soldiers", I hear my commander say. I look worriedly towards Olivia in the camera, "Honeybee, I gotta go, maybe another time, we can facetime again", I say sadly. Olivia adjusts Sophia on her lap, "Okay, I'll see you soon", she says sadly. I look at her with sympathy, "I love you honeybee", I say. Olivia waves. I hang up the phone, "Time for some more training", our commander says. I sigh, really wanting to come home to my family.

Author's Note
I know, this book probably sucks but, I like writing it, its fun! Anyway, enjoy!